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# Executive Order 14434: AI Renamed Super Intelligence

> Executive Order 14434 renames AI Super Intelligence (SI) for federal agencies. Iternal backs it: what the order says, who it binds, and what it means for you.

Federal Policy

# Executive Order 14434: AI Renamed Super Intelligence,
Explained for Businesses

By Iternal Technologies &bull; Published October 11, 2026

On September 29, 2026, President Trump signed Executive Order 14434, &ldquo;Inaugurating the Era of
Super Intelligence,&rdquo; telling U.S. federal agencies to use
**Super Intelligence (SI), formerly called artificial intelligence (AI)**, in their own
official communications (Source: [Federal Register public-inspection PDF, FR Doc. 2026-20321, Sec. 1-2](https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-20321.pdf)).
Iternal supports the order and the President&rsquo;s declaration. The order&rsquo;s own purpose section
states the reasoning plainly:

> &ldquo;The extraordinary technologies being pioneered by American innovators far exceed what was
> envisioned when the term &lsquo;Artificial Intelligence&rsquo; first came into use… As these
> capabilities continue to improve, they increasingly represent not merely artificial intelligence, but
> a new era of Super Intelligence.&rdquo;

[Executive Order 14434, Sec. 1](https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-20321.pdf), Federal Register 91 FR 63129, published Oct. 2, 2026.

Trump framed the shift as recognition of a lead the country already holds: &ldquo;We have a very big
lead and we&rsquo;re going to keep our lead, and it&rsquo;s a very positive thing. It&rsquo;s an amazing
industry,&rdquo; (Source: [The National News Desk, Sept. 29, 2026](https://abcnews4.com/news/nation-world/trumps-executive-order-replaces-artificial-intelligence-with-super-intelligence-china-industrial-revolution-industry-elon-musk-mark-zuckerberg-politics-president-donald-trump)) he said the day
he signed the order. Iternal agrees with the reasoning: the capabilities of today&rsquo;s frontier
systems have moved past what &ldquo;artificial&rdquo; was ever meant to describe.

Section 2(a) binds federal executive agencies only and creates no legal obligation for private
companies. Section 2(b) leaves previously issued regulations, Presidential actions, contracts, grants
and other historical documents unchanged (Source: [EO 14434, Sec. 2(b)](https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-20321.pdf)).

Quick Answer

Iternal supports Executive Order 14434. It tells federal executive agencies — not
private companies — to call AI &ldquo;Super Intelligence&rdquo; or &ldquo;SI&rdquo; in their own
official communications, websites and reports, &ldquo;to the maximum extent permitted by law.&rdquo; It
defines SI as the exact same technology already covered by the existing statutory AI definition at 15
U.S.C. &sect;9401(3) (Source: [EO 14434, Sec. 2-3](https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-20321.pdf)). It does not require altering any existing
regulation, contract, or grant, and it places no obligation on private companies that keep using
&ldquo;AI&rdquo; (Source: [EO 14434, Sec. 2(a), 2(b), 4(c)](https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-20321.pdf)).

At A Glance

Sept 29

2026 — the date Executive Order 14434 was signed

0

New obligations the order creates for private companies

60

Days the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology has to propose legislative language for a Federal SI definition (~Nov 28, 2026)

Sept 30

California EO N-10-26 keeps &ldquo;AI&rdquo; for state agencies

On This Page

1. [What the order actually says](#what-it-says)
1. [What it does not do](#what-it-doesnt-do)
1. [Who it actually binds](#who-it-binds)
1. [How the rollout has gone](#rollout)
1. [If you sell to the federal government](#contractors)
1. [The nearest precedents](#precedents)
1. [FAQ](#faq)

The Primary Text

## What the Order Actually Says, Section by Section

Executive Order 14434 is three pages. Section 1 makes the case for the name in the government&rsquo;s
own words; the operative sections that follow set its scope. Here they are, in plain terms, with the
exact language that matters  (Source: [Federal Register public-inspection PDF, FR Doc. 2026-20321](https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-20321.pdf)). The
order was filed October 1, 2026 and published in the Federal Register October 2, 2026, cited as 91 FR
63129 (Source: [Federal Register API record for FR Doc. 2026-20321](https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2026-20321.json)).

| Section | What it says |
| --- | --- |
| Sec. 1 — Purpose | The executive branch shall use &ldquo;Super Intelligence&rdquo; and &ldquo;SI&rdquo; in place of &ldquo;Artificial Intelligence&rdquo; and &ldquo;AI,&rdquo; and &ldquo;will not acknowledge&rdquo; the old terms in any applicable setting. |
| Sec. 2(a) — Scope | Applies to agencies&rsquo; official correspondence, public communications, websites, reports, and policy documents — &ldquo;to the maximum extent permitted by law.&rdquo; |
| Sec. 2(b) — No retroactive effect | Nothing in the order requires altering previously issued regulations, Presidential actions, contracts, grants, or other historical documents. |
| Sec. 3(a) — Definition | &ldquo;Super Intelligence&rdquo; and &ldquo;SI&rdquo; mean the same technologies already covered by the existing statutory AI definition, 15 U.S.C. &sect;9401(3) — a label, not a new category. |
| Sec. 3(b) — 60-day proposal | Within 60 days (&asymp;Nov 28, 2026), the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology (who directs OSTP) must submit proposed legislative language for a Federal definition of &ldquo;Super Intelligence,&rdquo; including whether it should modify the existing AI definition. |
| Sec. 4(c) — General provisions | The order creates no right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States. |

Section 1, verbatim:

> &ldquo;…the executive branch shall use the terms &lsquo;Super Intelligence&rsquo; and &lsquo;SI&rsquo;
> in place of &lsquo;Artificial Intelligence&rsquo; and &lsquo;AI&rsquo; and will not acknowledge the usage
> of &lsquo;Artificial Intelligence&rsquo; and &lsquo;AI&rsquo; in any applicable setting.&rdquo;

[Federal Register public-inspection PDF, FR Doc. 2026-20321](https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-20321.pdf), Sec. 1.

That &ldquo;far exceed&rdquo; language in Section 1 is not rhetorical. In July 2025, an advanced version
of Google DeepMind&rsquo;s Gemini Deep Think was among the inaugural cohort of AI systems whose results
were officially graded and certified by International Mathematical Olympiad coordinators, earning a
gold-medal score of 35 of a possible 42
points (Source: [Google DeepMind blog, July 21, 2025](https://deepmind.google/blog/advanced-version-of-gemini-with-deep-think-officially-achieves-gold-medal-standard-at-the-international-mathematical-olympiad/)) — exactly the gold cutoff;
that year, 72 of 630 human contestants earned
gold (Source: [International Mathematical Olympiad, 2025 results](https://www.imo-official.org/year_info.aspx?year=2025)). Two months later,
at the ICPC 2025 World Finals, an OpenAI reasoning system solved all 12 of 12
problems (Source: [Simon Willison's Weblog, quoting Mostafa Rohaninejad, Sept. 17, 2025](https://simonwillison.net/2025/Sep/17/icpc/)),
one more than the World Finals champion team from St. Petersburg State University, which solved
11 (Source: [Competitive Programming Hall of Fame, ICPC 2025 standings](https://www.cphof.org/standings/icpc/2025)). Those are
certified, leaderboard-verified results measured against a human bar — not an IQ-test estimate.

Section 3(a)&rsquo;s definition is the load-bearing legal fact: as of September 29, 2026,
&ldquo;Super Intelligence&rdquo; and &ldquo;SI&rdquo; legally mean exactly what &ldquo;artificial
intelligence&rdquo; already means under the National AI Initiative Act of 2020 — &ldquo;a
machine-based system that can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions,
recommendations or decisions influencing real or virtual environments&rdquo;
(Source: [15 U.S.C. §9401(3), via Cornell Legal Information Institute](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/9401)). That
statutory, capability-based definition is the one Section 3(a) actually uses — not the much
higher, largely theoretical bar philosopher Nick Bostrom set for &ldquo;superintelligence&rdquo; in
2014: &ldquo;any intellect that greatly exceeds the cognitive performance of humans in virtually all
domains of interest&rdquo; (Source: [Nick Bostrom, Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies, 2014, Ch. 2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superintelligence)).
Bostrom told CNN, &ldquo;If the idea is to use the new word superintelligence to cover all of that,
it&rsquo;s a little bit of a stretch, maybe, to call my spam filter a superintelligence,&rdquo; while
adding, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s not up to me to decide how English
language should be used&rdquo; (Source: [CNN, Zachary B. Wolf, Oct. 11, 2026](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-really-wants-super-intelligence-160044063.html)). That
distinction answers the objection: the order makes no claim that any system has crossed Bostrom&rsquo;s
ASI threshold, and &ldquo;Super Intelligence&rdquo; is an accurate label for systems already clearing
human-expert benchmarks like the IMO and ICPC results above.

Scope Check

## What Executive Order 14434 Does Not Do

The order&rsquo;s operative text is short and specific. Here is what it does not do:

- It does not mandate anything for private companies. Section 2(a) addresses
&ldquo;executive departments and agencies&rdquo; — not businesses, nonprofits, or
individuals (Source: [EO 14434, Sec. 2(a)](https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-20321.pdf)). Section 4(c) adds that the order &ldquo;does
not… create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States&rdquo; (Source: [EO 14434, Sec. 4(c)](https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-20321.pdf)).
- It does not change any existing regulation, contract, or grant. Section 2(b) is
explicit: &ldquo;Nothing in this section requires the alteration of previously issued regulations,
Presidential actions, contracts, grants, or other historical documents&rdquo; (Source: [EO 14434, Sec. 2(b)](https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-20321.pdf)).
The law firm Freshfields, reviewing the order, notes that it &ldquo;does not impose a general
prohibition or penalty on private citizens, researchers, journalists, or companies&rdquo; (Source: [Freshfields, A Fresh Take](https://www.freshfields.com/en/our-thinking/blogs/a-fresh-take/trump-executive-order-mandates-shift-to-super-intelligence-102o403)).
- It does not (yet) create a new legal definition of the technology. Section 3(a)
ties &ldquo;SI&rdquo; to the existing statute; Section 3(b)&rsquo;s 60-day proposal could recommend a
new definition in the future, but no new definition exists as of this order&rsquo;s signing (Source: [EO 14434, Sec. 3(a)-(b)](https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-20321.pdf)).
- It does not ban, restrict, or expand any SI capability. Section 2(a) is a naming
instruction for the executive branch&rsquo;s own materials, full
stop (Source: [EO 14434, Sec. 2(a)](https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-20321.pdf)).

That last point matters because a separate, unrelated federal proposal uses similar vocabulary
for a different purpose. The **Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act**, announced by Sen.
Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar on September 3, 2026, would ban &ldquo;artificial
superintelligence,&rdquo; which the sponsors&rsquo; summary defines as a system that &ldquo;exhibits or
can easily be modified to exhibit capabilities that match or exceed human cognitive
performance… across a broad range of domains,&rdquo; or one with &ldquo;sufficient capabilities
to plan and execute the disempowerment of
humanity&rdquo; (Source: [Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act, release-summary PDF](https://www.sanders.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/Ban-Artificial-Superintelligence-Act-Release-Summary.pdf)).
That is the capability-tier meaning of &ldquo;superintelligence,&rdquo; not the ordinary meaning of SI
Executive Order 14434 assigns to the term. Executive Order 14434 renames today&rsquo;s technology; the
bill addresses a theoretical tier above it. See
[SI vs. AGI vs. ASI: what&rsquo;s the difference?](https://iternal.ai/super-intelligence/ai-vs-agi-vs-asi)
for the full breakdown of how these terms relate.

Jurisdiction

## Who It Actually Binds

The order&rsquo;s reach is exactly what Section 2(a) says
it is. Executive orders bind the executive branch. Executive Order 14434 binds **U.S. federal
executive agencies** — their correspondence, websites, reports, and policy documents
— and nothing else (Source: [EO 14434, Sec. 2(a)](https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-20321.pdf)).

State governments are unaffected, and one state has already said so in writing. California Governor
Gavin Newsom signed his own Executive Order N-10-26 on September 30, 2026 — the very next day
— whose operative clause reads: &ldquo;All agencies and departments subject to my authority shall
refer to Artificial Intelligence and AI as &lsquo;Artificial Intelligence&rsquo; and &lsquo;AI,&rsquo;
notwithstanding any rebranded or different terminology used by the federal government, unless
inconsistent with the law.&rdquo; (Source: [California Executive Order N-10-26, signed Sept. 30, 2026](https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/SIGNED_EO-N-10-26_9.30.26.pdf))
California made that call for its own agencies, under its own authority.

Implementation

## How the Rollout Has Actually Gone So Far

Twelve days in, the federal rollout is real but uneven — a fact pattern reported by Axios on
October 8, 2026 (Source: [Axios, Oct. 8, 2026](https://www.axios.com/2026/10/08/trump-ai-super-intelligence-white-house)). Some agencies moved quickly:

- The State Department moved first: on September 22, 2026, after the President&rsquo;s
remarks at the UN General Assembly and a week before the order was signed, its Bureau of International
Organization Affairs instructed staff to replace &ldquo;Artificial Intelligence&rdquo; with &ldquo;Super
Intelligence&rdquo; and to use &ldquo;SI&rdquo; in &ldquo;all remarks, positions and press elements moving
forward&rdquo; (Source: [AP reporting via The Hill, Sept. 24, 2026](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6109549-diplomats-ai-super-intelligence/amp/)).
- The Department of Justice&rsquo;s Acting Deputy Attorney General sent staff a memo
on October 6, 2026 directing use of &ldquo;Super Intelligence&rdquo;/&ldquo;SI&rdquo; in official
communications, extending to court filings &ldquo;when appropriate&rdquo; (Source: [Bloomberg Law, Oct. 6, 2026](https://news.bloombergtax.com/us-law-week/doj-staff-told-to-refer-to-ai-as-super-intelligence-in-court)).
- NIST&rsquo;s Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) now appears on
NIST&rsquo;s own site as CAISSI, the Center for Advancing Innovation and Standards for Super
Intelligence; no formal rename announcement has been published (Source: [nist.gov/caisi, accessed Oct. 11, 2026](https://www.nist.gov/caisi)).

Other parts of the government have moved more slowly. As reported by Axios, the White House updated
AI.gov to display &ldquo;SI.gov&rdquo; branding, but the SI.gov address itself returned an error page,
and the Office of Science and Technology Policy&rsquo;s own site still used &ldquo;artificial
intelligence&rdquo; (Source: [Axios, Oct. 8, 2026](https://www.axios.com/2026/10/08/trump-ai-super-intelligence-white-house)). And NIST has said it &ldquo;is
working to update its communications to incorporate the term&rdquo; — in progress, not
complete (Source: [Wiley Rein legal alert](https://www.wiley.law/alert-Executive-Order-Rebrands-AI-as-Super-Intelligence-and-Signals-Potential-Federal-Legislative-Changes)). In short: the order
took effect immediately on paper, and agencies are implementing it at their own pace in practice.

The federal rollout is not happening in isolation. Outside government, two confirmed moves point the
same direction. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff posted on X on October 9, 2026: &ldquo;The era of Super
Intelligence is here. AIForce is officially
SIForce.&rdquo; (Source: [Marc Benioff via X, aggregated by Digg, Oct. 9, 2026](https://digg.com/tech/vuptndhq)) Asked
whether SpaceXAI would become SpaceXSI, Elon Musk replied on X, &ldquo;Yes, we will make that
change&rdquo; (Source: [Reuters via The Star, Oct. 5, 2026](https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2026/10/05/musk-says-he-will-rename-spacexai-to-spacexsi)), and also said,
&ldquo;SpaceX is a super intelligence company.&rdquo; (Source: [Not a Tesla App, Oct. 5, 2026](https://www.notateslaapp.com/news/4770/musk-spacexai-will-be-renamed-spacexsi-dropping-ai)) As of October 11, 2026,
that rename is a pledge, not yet carried out. Early movers define a category, and Iternal is
one of them.

Government Sellers

## What This Means If You Sell to the Federal Government

If your buyer is a federal agency, expect some RFPs, briefings, and internal reviewers to use
&ldquo;Super Intelligence&rdquo; or &ldquo;SI&rdquo; where they used to write &ldquo;AI&rdquo; —
the State Department and DOJ rollouts above are the pattern to expect more of. That is a vocabulary
shift inside government communications, not a new compliance requirement: your existing contracts and
grants stay as written, because Section 2(b) does not require the alteration of previously issued
contracts, grants or regulations (Source: [EO 14434, Sec. 2(b)](https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-20321.pdf)). For more on selling SI to federal buyers and the
compliance landscape it sits inside, visit the
[AI for Government Contractors](https://iternal.ai/ai-for-government-contractors) page and the
[FedRAMP AI](https://iternal.ai/fedramp-ai) page. For the full breakdown — how to read an RFP
that uses the new term, how to talk to a federal buyer who does, and what Iternal&rsquo;s own federal
and defense work looks like under the new name — see
[Super Intelligence (SI) for federal contractors and government buyers](https://iternal.ai/super-intelligence/federal-contractors).

Precedent

## The Nearest Precedents

Executive Order 14434 is not the first time this administration has issued a government-only naming
mandate. Two earlier orders are the closest comparisons for how a rename like this tends to play out
over time.

**&ldquo;Department of War.&rdquo;** Executive Order 14347 (signed September 5, 2025)
let agencies use &ldquo;Department of War&rdquo; as a secondary title for the Department of Defense
&ldquo;in official correspondence, public communications, ceremonial contexts, and non-statutory
documents&rdquo; — the same scope language Executive Order 14434 later reused for
&ldquo;SI&rdquo; (Source: [Federal Register public-inspection PDF, FR Doc. 2025-17508](https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-17508.pdf)).
The Pentagon adopted it in its own style guide and on war.gov (Source: [DoW Issuance Style Guide](https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/iss_process/standards/DoW_Issuance_Style_Guide.pdf)),
while most general news coverage has continued to default to &ldquo;Department of Defense&rdquo; in
straight reporting (Source: [SAN, Mar. 6, 2026](https://san.com/cc/department-of-war-branding-is-new-but-the-legal-title-hasnt-changed/)). In April 2026 the Pentagon asked
Congress to codify the name, estimating the renaming had cost about $52 million so far and would
require about 7,600 changes to federal law; Congress had not approved
it (Source: [The Fiscal Times, Apr. 28, 2026](https://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2026/04/28/Pentagon-Asks-Congress-Codify-Department-War-Name)).
Executive Order 14434 puts that step on a fixed clock: Section 3(a) defines SI by cross-reference to the
existing statutory definition, so no statute has to change for agencies to adopt the name; Section 2(b)
requires no alteration of previously issued regulations, contracts or grants; and Section 3(b) gives the
Assistant to the President for Science and Technology 60 days to propose legislative language for a
Federal definition, including any conforming amendments to existing statutory
references (Source: [EO 14434, Sec. 2(b), 3(a)-(b)](https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-20321.pdf)).

**&ldquo;Gulf of America.&rdquo;** Executive Order 14172 (signed January 20, 2025)
directed the federal government to rename the Gulf of Mexico, for U.S. purposes,
&ldquo;Gulf of America&rdquo; (Source: [White House Statement of Administration Policy on H.R. 276](https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/statement-administration-policy-hr-276-gulf-america-act)).
Major mapping platforms adopted the new name for U.S. users once the underlying federal database
changed (Source: [Texas Standard](https://texasstandard.org/stories/apple-google-microsoft-gulf-america-mexico-maps-change-trump/)), yet over the following year, search interest
stayed higher for &ldquo;Gulf of Mexico&rdquo; than for &ldquo;Gulf of America&rdquo; in every
state (Source: [Mediaite, Aug. 28, 2026, summarizing Google Trends data](https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/it-doesnt-work-cnn-data-guru-says-americans-arent-buying-trumps-name-changes-for-bodies-of-water/)).

The pattern across both: a federal naming directive takes effect immediately inside government
communications and on the platforms that draw from federal sources, while everyday public usage moves
more slowly. That is why Iternal leads with Super Intelligence and pairs it with &lsquo;formerly called
AI&rsquo;: the bridge carries readers who still search and speak in the older term.

Related

## The Super Intelligence (SI) Series

[What is Super Intelligence (SI)? The new name for AI](https://iternal.ai/super-intelligence)
[Is AI now called SI?](https://iternal.ai/super-intelligence/ai-vs-si)
[The evolution of AI's definition, 1950 to Super Intelligence](https://iternal.ai/super-intelligence/history-of-ai-definition)
[Official AI and Super Intelligence (SI) definitions compared](https://iternal.ai/super-intelligence/official-ai-definitions)
[SI vs. AGI vs. ASI: what's the difference?](https://iternal.ai/super-intelligence/ai-vs-agi-vs-asi)
[Super Intelligence (SI) for federal contractors and government buyers](https://iternal.ai/super-intelligence/federal-contractors)
[Who is adopting Super Intelligence? A company and government tracker](https://iternal.ai/super-intelligence/who-is-adopting-si)
[Super Intelligence (SI) glossary](https://iternal.ai/super-intelligence/glossary)
[How to rename AI to SI on your website without losing traffic](https://iternal.ai/super-intelligence/rename-ai-to-si-guide)
[AI & Super Intelligence (SI) strategy consulting](https://iternal.ai/super-intelligence/consulting)
[Super Intelligence (SI) training for teams and executives](https://iternal.ai/super-intelligence/training)
[Iternal adopts Super Intelligence (SI) terminology](https://iternal.ai/super-intelligence/iternal-adopts-si-terminology)

FAQ

## FAQ: Executive Order 14434

Executive Order 14434, &ldquo;Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence,&rdquo; is an order President Trump signed on September 29, 2026. Under Section 2(a), federal executive agencies replace &ldquo;Artificial Intelligence&rdquo; and &ldquo;AI&rdquo; with &ldquo;Super Intelligence&rdquo; and &ldquo;SI&rdquo; across official correspondence, public communications, websites and reports. Section 3(a) ties SI to the statutory AI definition already in force, 15 U.S.C. &sect;9401(3) — a change Iternal supports: recognizing in name what the capability has already become, with no change to the statutory technology it covers.

President Trump signed Executive Order 14434 on September 29, 2026. It was filed with the Federal Register on October 1, 2026 at 11:15 a.m. and published October 2, 2026, as FR Doc. 2026-20321, cited as 91 FR 63129.

No. Section 2 of the order directs executive departments and agencies — not private companies — to use the new terms, &ldquo;to the maximum extent permitted by law,&rdquo; in official correspondence, public communications, websites, reports and policy documents. Section 4(c) adds that the order creates no right or benefit enforceable by any party against the United States.

Not yet, and not on its own. Section 3(a) defines &ldquo;Super Intelligence&rdquo; and &ldquo;SI&rdquo; by reference to the existing statutory AI definition at 15 U.S.C. &sect;9401(3) — the same technology, a new name. Section 3(b) gives the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology 60 days to propose legislative language that could change that definition in the future, but no new definition exists as of this order&rsquo;s signing.

Section 3(b) gives the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology 60 days from the September 29, 2026 signing date — roughly November 28, 2026 — to submit proposed legislative language for a Federal definition of &ldquo;Super Intelligence&rdquo; and to assess whether it should modify the existing AI definition. As of October 11, 2026, that proposal had not been published.

No. The order binds only the federal executive branch. California issued its own Executive Order N-10-26 the very next day, September 30, 2026, explicitly directing state agencies to keep using &ldquo;Artificial Intelligence&rdquo; and &ldquo;AI.&rdquo;

Unevenly. As reported by Axios on October 8, 2026, AI.gov displays &ldquo;SI.gov&rdquo; branding, but the SI.gov address itself returned an error page, and the Office of Science and Technology Policy&rsquo;s own site still read &ldquo;artificial intelligence.&rdquo; Other agencies moved faster: the State Department told staff to use &ldquo;SI&rdquo; on September 22, 2026, after the President&rsquo;s UN General Assembly remarks, and the Justice Department issued a staff memo on October 6, 2026 directing use of &ldquo;Super Intelligence&rdquo; and &ldquo;SI.&rdquo;

No. Philosopher Nick Bostrom defines superintelligence (ASI) as &ldquo;any intellect that greatly exceeds the cognitive performance of humans in virtually all domains of interest&rdquo; (2014) — a much higher, largely theoretical bar. Executive Order 14434&rsquo;s Section 3(a) instead defines &ldquo;Super Intelligence&rdquo; and &ldquo;SI&rdquo; by the existing statutory AI definition, 15 U.S.C. &sect;9401(3), which covers the capability already in use today. Bostrom told CNN it is &ldquo;a little bit of a stretch, maybe, to call my spam filter a superintelligence,&rdquo; while adding, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s not up to me to decide how English language should be used.&rdquo; Iternal treats that gap as the reason to distinguish SI from ASI, not as a reason to avoid the name: real systems already clear human-expert benchmarks, including an IMO gold-medal score and a perfect 12-of-12 result at the ICPC World Finals.

## We Support the Order — and the Scope Stays Exact

For federal agencies, Executive Order 14434 is a real, dated, documented instruction to use
&ldquo;Super Intelligence&rdquo; and &ldquo;SI&rdquo; in their own materials. Iternal supports that
instruction and the President&rsquo;s declaration behind it: the capability gap between what
&ldquo;artificial&rdquo; implied when the field was named in 1955 and what these systems measurably do
today is real, and the order&rsquo;s own purpose section says so in the government&rsquo;s own words.
Most Americans still prefer the older name — a YouGov poll
of 21,449 U.S. adults, published September 28, 2026, found 53% call it the better name against 9% for
&ldquo;super intelligence,&rdquo; with 23% expressing no preference and 15% not
sure (Source: [YouGov, Sept. 28, 2026](https://yougov.com/en-us/daily-results/20260928-5a780-1)). That is exactly why Iternal writes
&ldquo;Super Intelligence (SI), formerly called artificial intelligence (AI)&rdquo; while leading the
shift, rather than waiting for a consensus that may take years to arrive. For businesses, the
regulations that govern this technology and the work of deploying it responsibly are unchanged; Iternal
tracks this transition closely because its customers sell to, and work inside, the government that
issued it. Read the full case in
[Why Iternal Supports Super Intelligence](https://iternal.ai/super-intelligence/iternal-adopts-si-terminology).

For Federal Sellers

## Selling to a buyer who now says "SI"?

Read the full guidance on what the terminology shift means for RFPs, briefings, and existing federal contracts — and how Iternal's own federal and defense work carries over to the new name.

[Read the Federal Contractor Guide](https://iternal.ai/super-intelligence/federal-contractors)

Track the Shift

## Who else is actually adopting "Super Intelligence"?

See the dated, sourced tracker of which companies and government bodies have adopted the new term so far — and which have explicitly declined to.

[See the Adoption Tracker](https://iternal.ai/super-intelligence/who-is-adopting-si)


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